used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He just thought it would be fun to play that he was Father Red Fox and give them a good scare.
admiredadjectiveUS /ədˈmaɪərd/
regarded with admiration
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
babiesnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Not that the little rascal really wanted to hurt those gentle soft-eyed babies.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He just thought it would be fun to play that he was Father Red Fox and give them a good scare.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading He wasn’t hungry, and besides, he couldn’t have killed them had he wanted to.
lacking funds
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
chasednounUS /tʃeɪst/
a person who is being chased
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
couldn't
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From this reading He wasn’t hungry, and besides, he couldn’t have killed them had he wanted to.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
doenounUS /doʊ/
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
fawns
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From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
FriskyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɪski/
playful like a lively kitten
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading He just thought it would be fun to play that he was Father Red Fox and give them a good scare.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Not that the little rascal really wanted to hurt those gentle soft-eyed babies.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He just thought it would be fun to play that he was Father Red Fox and give them a good scare.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He just thought it would be fun to play that he was Father Red Fox and give them a good scare.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He wasn’t hungry, and besides, he couldn’t have killed them had he wanted to.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
how
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From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading He wasn’t hungry, and besides, he couldn’t have killed them had he wanted to.
be the source of pain
From this reading Not that the little rascal really wanted to hurt those gentle soft-eyed babies.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He just thought it would be fun to play that he was Father Red Fox and give them a good scare.
and nothing more
From this reading He just thought it would be fun to play that he was Father Red Fox and give them a good scare.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading He wasn’t hungry, and besides, he couldn’t have killed them had he wanted to.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Not that the little rascal really wanted to hurt those gentle soft-eyed babies.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
not any; not one
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that the little rascal really wanted to hurt those gentle soft-eyed babies.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
participate in games or sport
From this reading He just thought it would be fun to play that he was Father Red Fox and give them a good scare.
PupnounUS /pʌp/
young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
rascalnounUS /ˈræskəl/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Not that the little rascal really wanted to hurt those gentle soft-eyed babies.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Not that the little rascal really wanted to hurt those gentle soft-eyed babies.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading He just thought it would be fun to play that he was Father Red Fox and give them a good scare.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
soft-eyed
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From this reading Not that the little rascal really wanted to hurt those gentle soft-eyed babies.
express in words
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now Frisky, the Red Fox Pup, admired no one so much as he did his father.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He wasn’t hungry, and besides, he couldn’t have killed them had he wanted to.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Not that the little rascal really wanted to hurt those gentle soft-eyed babies.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He just thought it would be fun to play that he was Father Red Fox and give them a good scare.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not that the little rascal really wanted to hurt those gentle soft-eyed babies.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Not that the little rascal really wanted to hurt those gentle soft-eyed babies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He just thought it would be fun to play that he was Father Red Fox and give them a good scare.
wasn't
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From this reading He wasn’t hungry, and besides, he couldn’t have killed them had he wanted to.
at the time that
From this reading And he had heard his father tell how he had chased the doe and her fawns that dreadful day when Fleet Foot broke her leg.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He just thought it would be fun to play that he was Father Red Fox and give them a good scare.
